Total Crime Rate

28.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 28.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kenton Lane area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 142nd lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kenton Lane (NE3 3BR) in the last 12 months was 28.5 per 1,000 residents and was 79.8% lower than the Blakelaw average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kenton Lane (NE3 3BR), the main crime hotspot is near Souter Road. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kenton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Ferrydene Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Souter Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Souter Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Souter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime The Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rokeby Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eastwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Braebridge Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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